Three. The Third Dimension

Place & Space

3.1 Introduction

We must remember that everything depends on how we use the material, not on the material itself.... We must be as familiar with the functions of our buildings as with our materials. We must learn what a building can be, what it should be, and also what it must not be.... And just as we acquaint ourselves with materials, just as we must understand functions, so we must become familiar with the psychological and spiritual factors of our day. No cultural activity is possible otherwise; for we are dependent on the spirit of our time.

—Mies van der Rohe

Narrative and architecture have been ...

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